The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-25


smoking, for sure, ,'ii and, that 1out of O son
Of mine went black In the face with
laughter aud declined to come to the
rescue. 81 81 nl,..tsg ~
s. marlborough was reached at last, and
we walked IN to the headmaster's house.
With some diffcnlty and two half crowns I
induced the fncredulons butler to usher us
ii, and having get rid Of his first notion
that it was, as he said, "a '0ax, found
II bad cast ouS the first devil only to have
more wicked one take his place; for
now he winked loosely and babe Us
sscome this way: young genie e'men," and
sactunlly ~ peked me in the ribs before go
ing round the screen and ushering Us into
: the -dector's presence. was wild with
wrath at the indignity. ssDoctor," said
1, fercelN aud sshrilly, ST must protest, I
insist; sirss He glaret atsme haughtily,
and then, turning to my lout, said, "Is
this some farce? If, sir, Us suppose,
you are bringing your little brother to en-
ter him at the school, let me say that we
have the meaps,p and he swished his
hand through the Dir, "of correcting that
unbridled and insub bordinate, -demeanor
which the loss, no doubt, ofia father, and
the absence OF parental control, has in
duced in him. I see," said he, as the
-eaby- turned crimson and shuffied from
one foot to, the other, "your brothers.
pertness not NATURALLY discomuoses you;
believe me, i attach no blame w you, and
! I Thinks he added significantly, 1--WE can
soon remedy it"
- Mycup brim1ned over. What exactly
Isaid ] will not repeat. Let me not for
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my duty alike to forgive my enemies and
to eschew bad language; but for the
nonce my language was very bad indeed,
and very wrathful; and the matter was
made MI the worse by the fact that
the doctor was but q young man. Sir"
I cried, ri took an honorable degree at
Oxford when you. were still being birched
at school, and was priest in holy orders
before ever you were in coat tails. How
dare you gibe at my personal appearance,
!, sir. How dare you. make mock Of my
! linfirmitYf You seem SO inhuman, and so
-indeceltlyNf fond of the most degrading
part Of ay0ur duties, that would gladly
leave this grinnfng oaf with you, and then
{ he would get the thrashing he deserves
for exulting In his fathers discontinue.
But then should have to speak with
you, sir; to speak with you! and I will
not lower myself by having anything to
do with you; evil communications corrupt
good manners, sir, and I will not stoop to
imperil. my own good breeding by COM
municating with O pedagogue, who, in
stead Of q scholar and q gentleman, ap-
pears to be q coxcomb and boor;" and
. with this TRADE flung out of the room in
q rage, and my son skunk out ut my heels.
was speechless with fury till we got
some distance from the house. Then,
looking up, saw that my wretched boy
was staggering still, and in my lnortiflca-
ton struck him with my cane. There
were several of the lads about, and he, poor
fellow, was high and mighty in his new
taI coat, and he felt; the indignity. He
lost his temper, as had lost mine, and,
turning on me, he boxed my ears. This,
was too much. Tolwhat depth of con-
tempt must / have fallenl Idroppedon
bench. and burst. into tears-the bitter
ssttears, I think, that ever man shed. ~
I gave him money and sent him home
alone, and then I wandered away in indie
scribable wretchedness. was blind to
all that passed; neither SOW nor cared
where went. I could not even pursue
one train Of thought, however miserable.
Not that any oblivion came mercifuuy to
relieve me from my sufferings. I passed
through moment after momentof exqui-
site pain, but each seemed isolated, and to
be endured by itself separately, aud with